Crews remove Gulf relief well plug, another step toward getting ready to kill it

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

BP tries to reinvent self with American CEO; Hayward agrees but grouses, ‘Life isn’t fair’

BP hopes to turn page with new CEO, leaner company

Whaling commission conference ends in deadlock over hunting, calls for 1 year ‘pause’ in talks

Whaling meeting delays decision on hunting 1 year

Report: Pollutants taint whales even in remote regions, could threaten humans’ seafood supply

Report: Toxins found in whales bode ill for humans

Unexpected discovery of high heavy metal contamination of oceans causes health concerns

Danger at sea: Toxic metals threaten whales

Nations can’t agree on how to curb whaling; Japan can still raid marine sanctuary unchecked

Nations fail to limit whaling, Japan still hunts

Nations can’t agree on how to curb whale hunts; Japan blames anti-whaling nations

Nations fail to agree on curbing Japan whale hunt

Bribery or aid? Japan pays developing countries that support its positions at whaling meetings

Japanese vote buying is the buzz of whaling meet

Contentious whaling commission meeting holds 2 days of closed talks on suspending hunting ban

Whaling commission ponders suspending hunting ban

International Appalachian Train aims for Morocco, linking ancient mountains through Europe

Appalachian Trail to leap abroad toward Morocco

Archaeologists discover 13th century BC ‘lost tomb’ of ancient Egyptian capital’s mayor

Ancient mayor’s ‘lost tomb’ found south of Cairo

Divers explore ruins of Cleopatra’s palace, temple complex, knocked into sea by earthquake

Divers explore sunken ruins of Cleopatra’s palace

Upriver Nile countries sign compact pitting the 4 countries against Egypt and Sudan

Upriver Nile countries sign compact for water use

China and Japan help defeat proposal boosting shark conservation efforts at UN meeting

Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting

Prospect emerges of nuclear-powered Middle East as Israel and Syria seek atomic energy

Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast

DNA studies reveal a frail King Tut who died at 19 from a broken leg complicated by malaria

A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg

Egypt to announce results of DNA tests on King Tutankhamun on Feb. 13

Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results

Bin Laden blasts US for climate change, calls for boycott of US goods, dollars

Bin Laden blasts US for climate change

CAIRO — Osama bin Laden sought to draw a wider public into his fight against the United States in a new message Friday, dropping his usual talk of religion and holy war and focusing instead on an unexpected topic: global warming.

Egypt says newly discovered tombs provide more evidence slaves did not build pyramids

Egypt: New find shows slaves didn’t build pyramids

Aid groups say southern Sudan may return to war with elections, independence referendum ahead

Aid groups: Southern Sudan may return to war

US expert: ‘Too late’ to save northern white rhino; 4 sent to Kenya are subspecies last chance

US expert: ‘Too late’ to save northern white rhino

In frenzy of diplomacy, Obama brokers a climate deal with emerging nations

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